In the '80s reign of Def Jam Records, LL Cool J was credited for many things: a ferocious delivery, the ability to engage both sexes as fans, and of course, this ability to put together stellar albums. However, storytelling was more label-mate Slick Rick's gift, not something regularly associated with... Read more

Every few years, LL Cool J really drops the gloves on 'em. The onetime Def Jam Records pioneer built his career on the kind of bravado that took on all challengers in the mid-1980s. As LL's base grew to truly celebrate the fact that "Ladies Love" Cool J something special,... Read more